under sane leadership

French translation: sous l'autorité de personnes raisonnables/sensées

13:08 Nov 23, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / international relations
English term or phrase: under sane leadership
The destructive power of each side's nuclear armoury was soon so great that, under sane leadership, they had to agree on avoiding full-scale war.

Contexte : relations USA-URSS pendant la guerre froide

Il existe sûrement une tournure naturelle mais je ne la trouve pas
Stéphanie Soudais
France
Local time: 06:58
French translation:sous l'autorité de personnes raisonnables/sensées
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Une proposition
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2sous l'autorité de personnes raisonnables/sensées
corinne durand
4dirigeants sensés
Spaces
3...que les dirigeants durent dans un souci rationnel, …
alexandre kounde (X)
3Sous l'autorité de dirigeants avisés
Philippe ROUSSEAU


  

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sous l'autorité de personnes raisonnables/sensées


Explanation:
Une proposition

corinne durand
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agree  Terry Gwenn
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agree  Olga Cartlidge: sous l'autorité de dirigeants raisonnables / sensées
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dirigeants sensés


Explanation:
peut être même gouvernement

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Note added at 58 mins (2006-11-23 14:07:42 GMT)
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le pouvoir de destruction étant devenu tel, tout gouvernement sensé devait vouloir éviter une guerre directe...

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...que les dirigeants durent dans un souci rationnel, …


Explanation:
une proposition

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-11-23 15:12:41 GMT)
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que les (deux) gouvernements durent, dans un souci rationnel, …

alexandre kounde (X)
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Sous l'autorité de dirigeants avisés


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Philippe ROUSSEAU
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